Janne Suni
Encyclopedia
Janne "Tempest" Suni is a Finnish
demoscener
, pixel art
ist and tracker musician, and a member of the demogroup Fairlight
.
He is best known outside the demoscene for being the creator of the song "Acidjazzed Evening", the melody of which R&B producer Timbaland
used without permission, in the 2006 song "Do It
" by Nelly Furtado
(see 2007 Timbaland plagiarism controversy
).
"Acidjazzed Evening" originally won the oldschool music competition at the 2000 Assembly demoparty
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
demoscener
Demoscene
The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes in producing demos, which are non-interactive audio-visual presentations that run in real-time on a computer...
, pixel art
Pixel art
Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of raster graphics software, where images are edited on the pixel level. Graphics in most old computer and video games, graphing calculator games, and many mobile phone games are mostly pixel art.- History :The term pixel art was first...
ist and tracker musician, and a member of the demogroup Fairlight
Fairlight (group)
Fairlight is a warez and demo group initially involved in the Commodore demoscene, and in cracking to illegally release games for free, since 1987. In addition to the C64, Fairlight has also migrated towards the Amiga, Super Nintendo and later the PC...
.
He is best known outside the demoscene for being the creator of the song "Acidjazzed Evening", the melody of which R&B producer Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
used without permission, in the 2006 song "Do It
Do It
"Do It" is a popsong by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado for her third album, Loose . It was produced by Timbaland and Nate "Danja" Hills...
" by Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
(see 2007 Timbaland plagiarism controversy
2007 Timbaland plagiarism controversy
Timbaland's plagiarism controversy occurred in January 2007, when several news sources reported that Timbaland was alleged to have plagiarized several elements in the song "Do It" on the 2006 album Loose by Nelly Furtado without giving credit or compensation...
).
"Acidjazzed Evening" originally won the oldschool music competition at the 2000 Assembly demoparty
Assembly (demo party)
The Assembly demo party is a demoscene and gaming event in Finland. The main organizers of the event are Pekka Aakko and Jussi Laakkonen . The event takes place every year between late July and early August, and lasts three to four days...
.